CVE-2011-3048
The png_set_text_2 function in pngset.c in libpng 1.0.x before 1.0.59, 1.2.x before 1.2.49, 1.4.x before 1.4.11, and 1.5.x before 1.5.10 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or execute arbitrary code via a crafted text chunk in a PNG image file, which triggers a memory allocation failure that is not properly handled, leading to a heap-based buffer overflow.
- EPSS
- 6.5% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 93% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
- CWE
- CWE-119
- Published
- Modified
- Record from
- the NVD, synced
Affected
- libpng:libpng
References
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/Sep/msg00003.html
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/Sep/msg00004.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-April/077007.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-April/077043.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-April/077472.html